Vroom With A View

Peter Moore

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Arrow
03 November 2003

Travel & holiday; Travel writing

He was an Australian author approaching forty. She was a fading Italian beauty from the sixties. They spent an unforgettable summer together, a magical road trip from Milan to Rome. Only one thing stood in the way of perfect love - Sophia was a motor scooter.

After a late night Tai Bo fitness commercial warns him that his life will be over after 40, Peter Moore decides to pursue a boyhood dream sparked by watching old black and white movies of Sophia Loren riding motor scooters - to putt-putt around Italy on a 1960s Vespa, living la dolce vita. Of course, it couldn't be just any Vespa. With his 40th

birthday approaching, Peter wanted a bike as old as he was and in the same condition - a little rough around the edges, but still going okay.

And it had to have saddle seats. And a temperamental electrical system. And a little too much chrome. Basically the sort of motor scooter you'd see a young Marcello Mastroianni riding wearing a sharp suit and a pair of Ray Bans.

From picnicking in the Italian alps to attempting to gate-crash Frances Mayes's villa and re-enacting 'Roman Holiday', VROOM WITH A VIEW is as much a romance as a travel adventure. Not only does Peter sweep the woman of his dreams off her feet, he falls in love with a side of Italy others rarely see, along with Sophia of course -

By: Peter Moore
Imprint: Arrow
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 290g
ISBN: 9781863254144
ISBN 10: 1863254145
Publication Date: 03 November 2003
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Author of the bestselling VROOM WITH A VIEW and NO SHITTING IN THE TOILET which grew from his award-winning website of the same name; THE WRONG WAY HOME; THE FULL MONTEZUMA and SWAHILI FOR THE BROKEN-HEARTED, Peter Moore has visited 92 countries and has become the voice of independent travel. His monthly email newsletter goes out to more than 3000 subscribers. A former advertising copywriter and website designer, he now writes full-time to support his travel habit.

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